Activity

• Helping business and organisations plan and prosper in relation to the challenge of climate change (Global)
• Sustainable procurement (Global)
• Development of Monitoring Systems linked to biodiversity and performance assessment (Global)
• Developing Country Environmental Profiles for the European Commission
• "Mainstreaming" environment in the work of Charities
• Watershed and upland development linked to forest restoration (Laos PDR)
• Organisational development linked to sustainable rural livelihood approaches (India)
• Forest friendly rural development (Vietnam)
• Tree and forest linked rural industry and develpoment

Forest friendly rural development (Vietnam)

We provided technical assistance as a sub contractor to Halcrow Rural Management Ltd. The World Bank funded project involved capacity building of MARD and commune based organisations in five provinces. The project’s focus was forest management and rural development in relation to key biodiversity reserves and protected areas. The work involved substantial buffer zone livelihood development, policy reform and Institutional strengthening.